Los Angeles -——

Emgrand Golf Course -——

As the leader of the five major gangs in the United States, "Gambi Collobo" is 47 years old this year, and he looks more like a Hollywood filmmaker than Carlos, the owner of Paramount Pictures, who is slightly tougher-looking.

Carlos belongs to the natural big skeleton type, and every time he attends the movie press conference, he gives people a kind of underworld boss posture.

On the contrary, the real underworld boss Collobo is thin and has a gentle face, but he looks like a scholar.

Speaking of this godfather figure, although the Collobo family is relatively weak among the five major families of American gangsters, as the third generation godfather of the family, Gambi Collobo is the first "godfather" to oppose the FBI in a legal way.

He led Paramount Productions in the 1971 film The Godfather, which won an Academy Award.

At the same time, he forced the then Minister of Justice to issue a ban on the public use of the racially discriminatory term "mafia."

It can be said that Gambi Collobo is an "outlier" among the godfathers of gangs in the United States, cultured, strategic, and at the same time very low-key.

And he is also one of the godfather-level figures who has the deepest involvement in Hollywood movies, and almost half of the entire Hollywood company is related to him and is under his control.

At this moment, Collobo is wearing a white polo shirt and straight cotton trousers, wearing golf gloves in his left hand, and is swinging the ball in a chic manner.

"Good shot!"

Carlos chewed his cigar and gave a thumbs up to Collobo's beautiful ball.

For the "godfather" in front of him, he admires it from the bottom of his heart, not only is he strategic, but he is also a good golf player.

"Haha, dear Carlos, don't praise me, I'll be proud!"

Collobo spoke, handed the club to the caddy, removed the gloves, and left the staff to mend the turf.

Carlos hurriedly stepped forward, accompanied him with a little excitement back to the umbrella next to him, took out a brown cigar from a cherrywood humidor on the low table, expertly cut off the cap, and handed it to Colbo.

Collobo took the bite and put it on his mouth.

Instead of touching the gilded lighter on the table, Carlos chose an old-fashioned long-handled match, stabbed it, and helped Collobo light the cigar himself.

Satisfied with Carlos's service, Collobo nodded to him, bit his cigar, slowly exhaled a puff of silver-gray smoke, and said with a smile: "You are becoming more and more alert, let's say, what's the matter?" ”

"Hehe, as you know, I'm going to the Three Treasures Hall right now-—— about Fawkes......" Carlos said again.

Collobo glanced at Carlos with a smirk.

Carlos's mind was clear to him.

As one of the seven major Hollywood film companies, Paramount has always been ambitious, but unfortunately its ambition can't keep up with its strength, and it will always be at the bottom of the seven major companies in the end.

But now the opportunity has come.

Fox changed hands and was still Chinese, which made Carlos smell different.

Hollywood has always been very huddled, and outsiders are not absolutely allowed to control Hollywood, so if this so-called Chinese wants to control Fox, it will take some effort.

The above is aimed at Fox, and peers are not optimistic about Fox, so why can't Paramount, which he is helming, buy Fox and become the largest film company in Hollywood?

When Carlos had this thought, he couldn't sleep for several days in his excitement.

Of course, Carlos is not a megalomaniac, he knows that he can't match Fox on his own, so he has to turn to the Collobo family, one of the five major gangs in the United States, that is, the respected Gambi Collobo in front of him.

Collobo and he have worked together, filming the box office hit and Oscar-winning classic "The Godfather" together, and the two are very close.

So when Carlos revealed this idea to Collobo, Collobo later informed his subordinates to stumble on Fox's side, relying on gang forces to blackmail Hollywood actors not to take on Fox's scenes, so that they had no scenes to film.

"Dear Carlos, I'm so grateful that you have worked with me to rewrite the history of Hollywood gangster films, but I didn't control tens of thousands of children just to win Fox." Collobo bit down on his cigar and said lightly.

"I know! Actually, I don't dare to ask for too much! Carlos hurriedly said, "It's just that there's movement on Fox's side now-——"

"What's going on?"

"I heard that the one named Du Yongxiao was transferred from Hong Kong to a guy named Bruce Lee, who was going to release his movie "Raptors Across the River"."

"So what?"

"I heard-" Carlos hesitated, gritted his teeth, "I heard that this play is very good, so I got a copy directly from Asia and watched it, and it turned out—"

"What was the result?"

"It's really exciting!"

"Huh?" Collobo bit his cigar and glanced at Carlos in surprise, he had the impression that Carlos was the kind of filmmaker who rarely praised others, unless the Bruce Lee movie was really good.

"If this drama is released in all Fox's theaters, I am afraid that it will become popular by then, thus saving Fox from its current predicament." Carlos finished his sentence in one breath.

Collobo squinted and smiled, "And what do you want me to do?" I can't call that Du Yongxiao and tell him that your play should not be released, and you will sell Fox at a low price......"

Carlos smiled wryly, "I don't know, but I know you'll help me, don't you?" We are friends, and best friends. ”

Collobo smiled and suddenly beckoned to the caddie next to him to bring him over with a golf club.

Collobo took the cue and stroked it, "Dear Carlos, do you know what class is? For example, the club I have in my hand now represents class - only the rich are qualified to learn golf, and as for the poor people, not to mention coming to this kind of golf course to practice their skills, even if it is in the open space outside their own house, they may not have the money to buy the cheapest golf club! ”

"Uh, I don't quite understand what you mean by that?"

Collobo's gaze shifted from the golf club to Carlos: "I mean it very simply. I always think that the opponent is not terrible, what is terrible is that you are afraid of him and do not have the courage to defeat him! Dare to face strong opponents to make yourself stronger! Yes, come back to me when you really can't resist it! ”

Collobo made his own thoughts about Carlo, meaning that I won't help you now, and you have to deal with strong opponents on your own.

"In fact, I'm curious, who is the Du Yongxiao who makes you afraid? And will the Bruce Lee you mentioned really become popular in Hollywood? ”

After a pause, Collobo handed the golf club to Carlos, "I'll see if you can play as good as I do!" ”

……

In fact, in addition to Paramount, MGM, Disney, Warner Bros., as well as Universal and Columbia, among the seven major Hollywood studios, all received the news that Fox had to transfer a play from Hong Kong to be released because there was no drama to shoot and no drama to be released.

In this regard, most movie bigwigs scoffed.

What is Hollywood?

The capital of the global film industry, if a drama wants to be released here and become popular, it is no less difficult than a Chinese ticket.

What's more, Hong Kong movies have never been able to break into Hollywood, their movies are too niche, they are all some yellow pigs fighting and killing, and there is nothing to watch.

So for Fox's decision-making this time, most of them were full of ridicule and sarcasm.

"God, if they can make this drama popular, I'll eat my toes!"

"Fox really has no way out, and it is sad and sad to release a movie in Hong Kong!"

"Hollywood studios actually released Hong Kong movies to save the scene, this is simply an insult to our Hollywood!"

It can be said that this kind of rhetoric represents almost the whole of Hollywood.

Many people are not optimistic about Fox, Bruce Lee, or his "Raptors Across the River".

In this regard, Du Yongxiao was dismissive and did what he had to do.

The first step is to buy the Los Angeles Daily News, the largest newspaper in Los Angeles, to advertise the upcoming "Raptors Cross the River", with the headline: "Iron Bridge Hard Horse, Fist to the Flesh!" The raptor crosses the river and watches the Chinese dragon punch and kick all over Rome! ”

It is followed by a duel of "Bruce Lee and Lorres" in the Roman arena.

Bruce Lee opened a martial arts gym in the United States, which is also slightly famous; Loris is a national karate champion, and the duel between the two is still very attractive.

Immediately afterwards, Du Yongxiao came to another wave of commotion, spending $1.3 million to buy a one-minute advertising time for TV stations in Los Angeles, New York and other places in the United States, and directly broadcast the wonderful tidbits in "Raptors Across the River", and it was broadcast on a rolling basis!

Americans were watching a soap opera, and suddenly there was a clip of "Raptors Across the River".

I don't know if the effect is good or not, but the TV station has been complained by hundreds of phone calls, one of which is a white grandmother who complained that she was shaving her husband's beard, because Bruce Lee jumped out with a "Ada" sound, and she was so frightened that she almost cut the old man's throat.

In the face of Du Yongxiao's newspaper and television bombardment propaganda, let all Americans know two pieces of news -

First, the owner of this Fox China is simply "inhumane", and he has never seen anyone take money to advertise the movie so ruthlessly.

Second, the drama "Raptors Across the River" seems to be quite exciting, especially when you can see the national karate champion and Jeet Kune Lee fighting against Bruce Lee, a feast for the eyes and cool!

These reactions of the American people have surprised those Hollywood bigwigs.

How so?

These guys are so easily brainwashed?

But when they saw those wonderful clips, they began to mumble in their hearts, it was so exciting!

For a while, these bigwigs were worried, could this drama really be popular?

No way!

When pigs fly!

They shook their heads en masse again.

Because in the history of Hollywood films, there has never been a movie starring Chinese that can become popular!

Yes, absolutely impossible!

In the words of some bigwigs: "If this drama can be popular, I will lick the mule's ass!" ”

In the midst of these Hollywood arrogant ridicule, Du Yongxiao once again made a commotion-——

Let Bruce Lee, Luo Lishi, and Miao Kexiu and other actors participate in the "roadshow"!

Whether it is a TV rolling movie trailer or a roadshow, it is a common "means" used by many film companies in the previous life.

But now in the seventies, this kind of operation is absolutely "unprecedented".

……

Roadshow 1st -——

Fox Theatre, Los Angeles.

As the largest theater under Fox, this movie theater can accommodate 500 spectators, and the ticket price for each audience is $3, or $1,500 for one show, and ten shows a day can reach $15,000.

Of course, because this drama premiered tonight, the audience who came to cheer was not "many", only 300 people, but this has also broken through the highest attendance rate of Chinese films released in Hollywood.

Generally, Chinese movies are released in Hollywood, and it is "unprecedented" for hundreds of people to watch them.

Before the premiere, according to Du Yongxiao's arrangement, Bruce Lee, Luo Lishi and others collectively wore Tang costumes and interacted with the audience.

First, the host introduces the actors, then introduces the film, and finally the actors interact with the audience, which is also the most important part of the roadshow.

First of all, a Chinese female fan confessed to Bruce Lee loudly in the audience, saying: "Bruce Lee, I love you!" For you, I even bought a property, you see this is the property I have prepared for you, the area is so big, you can play football, practice! ”

The female fan held up a red notebook in the air.

The host quipped: "Aaron, your fans are so sincere to you, even the house is bought for you, come, let's take a look at how big this house is!" ”

The host used to take the "real estate certificate" held by the female fan, and then walked to Bruce Lee's side and handed it to Bruce Lee with his own hands.

Bruce Lee has also opened a martial arts gym and made a movie, and his expression is not surprised, but after taking the red book and looking at it, his expression suddenly became surprised.

The host quipped: "What, the area is too big, scared?" ”

"yes, it's too big!"

As Bruce Lee spoke, he showed the red book he had opened to everyone -

I saw that it was written in Chinese and English: "Please live in my heart!" ”

The scene was in an uproar!

I think this kind of interaction is so interesting.

Some white viewers also let go and began to interact with Bruce Lee, Loris and others.

Some boxing enthusiasts even took the initiative to take the stage to "fight" with the two.

For a while, the whole premiere was very lively.

Looking at the scene in front of me-——

Fox President Ryder, who was hiding behind the scenes, praised Du Yongxiao beside him: "Boss, you are really amazing!" I've never seen a roadshow like this! Yes, God, it's so much fun! I believe that many film companies will follow suit in the future. ”

Du Yongxiao smiled faintly: "Some things can be imitated, but some things cannot be imitated by others in a lifetime." ”

"For example?"

"For example-——" Du Yongxiao pinched his chin, "our drama is all real kung fu!" ”

"So what?"

"So this play-" Du Yongxiao stared at the audience, his eyes revealing a hint of undoubtedness, "It will be hot!" ”

(End of chapter)